Sunnyvale Art & Wine Festival

June 1 & 2

Come visit our booth at the Sunnyvale Art & Wine Festival! We will be selling plant starts, we’ll have children’s seed planting activities, and our farm stand will take place at the festival on Sunday. The farm will be closed, as our small staff cannot be two places at once!
*The garden will be open to volunteers on Saturday*

Note: Sunday, May 26th the farm will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.

The farm stand will not be open and no volunteering will take place on Sunday.
*The garden will be open to volunteers on Saturday*

Come learn what it takes to run a farm.  

Join our internship program and get an education that will get your fingers dirty, your body tired, and your mind full of possibilities.

Harness the power of the sun and cook your food in an ecological, economical, time-saving and non-fuel manner.

Class will cover:

Why? Solar ovens are fun to use and they use no fuel.

Where? Anywhere, front or back yard, while out camping.

Who? Anyone can use a sun oven.

What? What can you cook using a solar oven. The class will include recipes and some basic considerations when cooking with a solar oven.

Solar box cookers can attain temperatures of up to about 350 deg. C (325 deg. F), so they can be used to sterilize water or prepare most foods that can be made in a conventional oven or stove, from baked bread to steamed vegetables to roasted meat.

In the class we will make homemade solar ovens from simple materials you have at home. We will make a solar panel cooker and a solar box cooker. We will also have a ‘sport’ solar oven from the Solar Oven Society to examine, and see how it performs.

We will also discuss how to cook with a solar oven and recipes.

Where: Full Circle Farm
When: May 18th; 2-3:30pm
Cost: $45
To register contact Mark Paterson at honeyofdistinction@gmail.com

The farm is such a great place for people to gather, do good work and have fun. So… lets make it happen.

Starting on Feb 24th, we will have our first Community work party.

We will start work at 10am, then break for a potluck lunch (healthy food only please and then have a drum circle

Interested?  RSVP with Mark (mark@fullcirclesunnyvale.org)

Janetta Coleman
Resident Drummer at Full Circle Farm

Full Circle Farm is blessed to receive the talents of so many amazing people who become part of our growing community. One of these amazing people is Janetta Coleman. Janetta’s passion is to teach children African drumming traditions and she is also interested in connecting these traditions with what is happening at Full Circle Farm. Not too far back in human history, agriculture, food, music, and most other aspects of human existence all blended together in one continuous quilt of culture. So, weaving drumming and farming back together is simply a revival of ancient traditions that are finding new roots in our modern (and sometimes disjointed) culture. Having our own “Resident Drummer” at Full Circle Farm is exciting, and we can’t help but wonder if the plants appreciate the drumming too!

Little Drummer – Big Drum!

Seeing and hearing Janetta and her children perform drumming at Full Circle Farm is energizing and has the effect of awakening a sense of joy and adds a vibrant dimension to the many ways people are looking to connect with the work we do and the community we are building with sustainable, local food at the center of it all. If you are interested in the work that Janetta is doing, or would like information about how your children can sign up for drumming classes, please contact Janetta by clicking here.

The Farm Stand needs your help!

Do you love fresh produce, cooking with new ingredients, talking with others about local food, and providing great customer service?

The Farm Stand is the place for you!

We are looking for individuals 16 years or older who are interested in working at the Full Circle Farm Stand on Wednesdays, Fridays, or Sundays.

Shift times vary. Each shift is 3 hours. We provide volunteers with an online calendar to sign-up for shifts that work for your schedule!

Contact Betsy, the Farm Stand Coordinator, for more information and to sign-up today!

Send email to Betsy@fullcirclesunnyvale.org

Find other volunteer opportunities here.

Thank you!

Hewlett Packard has been a regular supporter at Full Circle Farm. Recently, the folks from HP sponsored the development of our new Children’s Garden, and now the HP team is sponsoring the development of our Urban Agriculture Research and Demonstration Project. This involved some serious trenching and earth moving to establish our Modified Raised Bed System. Tons of earth and mulch were moved and an irrigation system was installed. As far as we are concerned, HP stands for “Human Power” here at Full Circle Farm!

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